Fijian
Pacific island inhabitant
Fijian refers to anything relating to Fiji, the island nation in the South Pacific.
As a noun, a Fijian is a person from Fiji or of Fijian descent.
Fijian also names the Austronesian language spoken by indigenous Fijians: She learned Fijian before moving to Suva.
The word covers both the indigenous population and the broader multiethnic citizenry.
Of Pacific island peoples
- MelanesianSouthwest Pacific indigenous person
- SamoanPolynesian person or tongue
- TonganOf a Pacific monarchy
- MaoriNew Zealand's indigenous people
Hawaiian · Tahitian · Indo-Pacific · Oceanic · Vanuatu · Solomon · Kiribati · Micronesian
Regional language variety
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
- consonantIn agreement with
- glottalOf the throat opening
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
oral tradition · indigenous language · vernacular · multilingual · bilingual · Hindustani
Originating in a region
- islanderPerson from surrounded land
- Pacific IslanderNative of Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
ethnicity · citizenship · diaspora · expatriate · community · nationality · multicultural · identity
kava
Sedative Pacific Island drink
Polynesian
Of Pacific island peoples
- MelanesianSouthwest Pacific indigenous person
- SamoanPolynesian person or tongue
- TonganOf a Pacific monarchy
Maori · Hawaiian · Tahitian · Indo-Pacific · Oceanic · Vanuatu · Solomon · Kiribati · Micronesian
South Pacific
Ocean region near Oceania
- MelanesiaPacific island subregion
dialect
Regional language variety
pronunciation · oral tradition · indigenous language · vernacular · multilingual · bilingual · Hindustani
indigenous
Originating in a region
- islanderPerson from surrounded land
- Pacific IslanderNative of Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
ancestry · ethnicity · citizenship · diaspora · expatriate · community · nationality · multicultural · identity
- Pacific PeoplesSamoan, Tongan, Hawaiian, Maori, Tahitian
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- Islandersislander, Hawaiians, Hawaiian, Jamaican, Samoans
- AustronesianPolynesian, Melanesian, Micronesian, Maori, Hawaiian
- Fijivillage council, rugby sevens, firewalking, taro
- Indigenous LanguagesNavajo, Cherokee, Dakota, Lakota, Ojibwe
- Fiji WaterBottled water brand